CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.🐀 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bat (c) rat
- 2.Which word is “cap”? (a) tap (b) cap (c) cat
- 3.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 4.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) m
- 5.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) j
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) cat (c) hat
- 7.Blend the sounds: c – a – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) can (c) cat
- 8.Change the “c” in “cat” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rag (b) rat (c) cat
- 9.Which word is “pan”? (a) can (b) pan (c) pin
- 10.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bat (c) hat
- 11.🚰 Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 12.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bat (c) hat
- 13.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – a – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) pad (c) bat
- 15.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 16.Blend the sounds: c – a – p. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cup (c) cap
- 17.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 18.Blend the sounds: n – a – p. Which word is it? (a) nap (b) cap (c) tap
- 19.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 20.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) f (c) h
- 21.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) v
- 22.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) pat (c) pit
- 23.Which word is “hat”? (a) hat (b) cat (c) rat
- 24.Which word is “can”? (a) cat (b) can (c) pan
- 25.Change the “v” in “van” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) van (c) ran
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) ran (c) rat
- 27.Change the “n” in “nap” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) nap (b) map (c) mad
- 28.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 29.Which word is “cat”? (a) hat (b) bat (c) cat
- 30.Change the “b” in “bat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) sat (c) bat
- 31.Change the “p” in “pat” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) cat (c) pat
- 32.Which word is “bag”? (a) bat (b) bug (c) bag
- 33.Change the “b” in “bag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) bag (c) tag
- 34.Blend the sounds: t – a – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) tan (c) tag
- 35.Change the “r” in “rat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) bat (c) bag
- 36.Which word is “van”? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 38.🚐 Which word is this? (a) can (b) van (c) pan
- 39.Change the “b” in “bad” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) sad (c) bad
- 40.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
Answer key
- rat
- cap
- a
- m
- b
- hat
- can
- rat
- pan
- bat
- tap
- hat
- a
- bad
- map
- cap
- a
- nap
- a
- h
- v
- pat
- hat
- can
- ran
- ran
- map
- a
- cat
- sat
- cat
- bag
- tag
- tag
- bat
- van
- tap
- van
- mad
- map
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